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Stakeholders engaged in marketing Sri Lanka tourism should be creating colourful stories of the wildlife experiences in Sri Lanka instead of presenting basic facts in order to better promote tourism, an industry veteran stressed recently.

To mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka, a high ranking ministerial level delegation will visit Sri Lanka in March and April this year, Cultural Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Colo

Amid reports that two thirds of the main Maha season paddy crops this year have been destroyed due to weather anomalies, the state-run policy think tank,Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), called for index-based climate insurance products to be develo

Professionals should not allow bureaucrats and inefficient politicians to disrupt ongoing development drive, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said.

REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly weaker yesterday as importer dollar demand outpaced mild greenback sales by exporters, while the market expects the downward pressure to continue until some steady foreign inflows come in, dealers said.

The shopping experience in the Kohuwala area is scaling new heights following the opening of a spanking new, environment-friendly hypermarket in the heart of the suburb by Arpico.

LMD business magazine ranked the performance of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, as First in the Trading Companies category for the year 2015/16 (year ended December 2015 and March 2016).  The ranking was released in December 2016.  

The Sri Lanka-Indonesia Business Council (SLIBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce organized a farewell for the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Sri Lanka, Harimawan Suyitno, at the Hilton Colombo Residences recently. 

The unique Otello collection at Abans provides the perfect toxic-free solution for homeowners who desire both modern, eclectic style and extra storage space in their living rooms. 

Marking its fifth year as a CarbonConscious company, Bodyline - Sri Lanka’s leading apparel group, renewed its certification making it the first sustainability milestone under its new leadership. The company recently appointed Dinesh de Silva a

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Ministry of Strategic Development and International Trade, District Secretary office, Kurunegala and the Export Development Board organized a job fair at Sir John Kotalawela College in Ku

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank yesterday announced that an internal inquiry is underway to look into the transactions made by the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) in government securities (G-sec) during 2015 and 2016.

Inflation, as measured by the change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), which is compiled by the Census and Statistics Department, increased marginally to 4.2 percent in December 2016 from 4.1 percent in November 2016, on an year-on-year (Y

The shareholders approved a move by Orient Finance PLC, a Janashakthi group subsidiary, to raise up to Rs.400 million via a rights issue to strengthen its Tier II capital, during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held yesterday. 

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has expressed its interest in exploring the possibility of holding an economic summit in Sri Lanka in 2018, Digital Technology Development Minister Harin Fernando said yesterday. 

Sri Lanka has been ranked among the highest risk countries in the world for investors by Bloomberg, which analysed as many as 29 indicators covering financial, economic and political risks. 

The local civil society organisations (CSOs), which were pivotal in ousting the Rajapaksa regime, are facing constraints on both funding and staffing compared to their international counterparts operating in Sri Lanka, the Civil Society Organisation

A unit of the John Keells group, Tea Smallholder Factories PLC (TSML), posted a net profit of Rs.25.89 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 (3Q16), against a net loss of Rs.522,000 from an year ago, the interim financial accounts show

Affirming the Finance Ministry’s announcement on Sunday, the European Investment Bank (EIB) yesterday said it would provide 50 million euros to support improvement and expansion of sewage networks across Colombo. 

As Sri Lanka steadily makes its way to becoming a modern metropolis and global brands battle it out to be seen and heard in the city, transforming the modern office space to be more ergonomic, environmentally and employee friendly and appealing to cu

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) American Express (Amex) has partnered with Keells Super to offer exceptional savings and privileges every day of the week, exclusively for NTB Amex cardmembers. Look for these exciting promotions on your next visit to Keells

SDB Bank organised a special award ceremony for Lakdaru account holders who have qualified the Grade Five scholarship examination in 2016, G.C.E. O/L examination in 2015 and Facebook art competition winners. The grand felicitation was held at the Kul

DOK Solutions Lanka (Pvt.) Limited, one of the leading record management and document archiving companies in Sri Lanka, achieved ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification and OHSAS 18001 for the management of occupational health and safety in

Dialog customers have donated Rs.15 million for the Little Hearts Project at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo, for the construction of a 10-storey cardiac and critical care complex for children.

What started off as the group’s flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) endeavour, Puritas Sath Diyawara, which provides 110,000 litres (daily) of drinking water to over 25,000 people in 16 villages, in areas with high prevalence of the

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde held discussions with the Sri Lankan....

EDEX 2017, Sri Lanka’s largest education and job fair exhibition was launched at the BMICH by Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister....

Post-Brexit Britain will keep its doors open to skilled foreigners who attend the best universities, finance minister Philip Hammond...

Japanese Entrepreneurs are ready to invest in development and business activities in Sri Lanka, said Chairman of the Japan-Sri Lanka...